Norman McLaren
Norman McLaren, CC, CQ (11 April 1914 – 27 January 1987) was a Scottish-born Canadian animator and film director known for his work for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). He was a pioneer in a number of areas of animation and filmm...
Biography
Norman McLaren, CC, CQ (11 April 1914 – 27 January 1987) was a Scottish-born Canadian animator and film director known for his work for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). He was a pioneer in a number of areas of animation and filmmaking, including drawn-on-film animation, visual music, abstract film, pixilation and graphical sound. His awards included an Oscar for the Best Documentary in 1952 for Neighbours, a Silver Bear for best short documentary at the 1956 Berlin International Film Festival Rythmetic and a 1969 BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film for Pas de deux.
Known for
Neighbours1952 · Director, Music, Writer, Animation3.8
Begone Dull Care1949 · Director, Editor, Animation3.5
Pas de Deux1968 · Director3.3
Blinkity Blank1955 · Director, Producer, Animation, Writer3.2
A Chairy Tale1957 · Director3.4
Dots1940 · Director, Producer, Animation3.1
Synchromy1971 · Director3.4
Loops1940 · Director, Producer, Animation3.0Cast credits
Opening Speech1969 · Self3.5
Daedalus2024 · sampled part of Pas De Deux by Norman McLaren5.0
Pen Point Percussion1951 · Self3.1
Mosaic1965 · Cast2.7
Grierson1973 · Self (archive footage)3.7
Pinscreen1973 · Cast3.1
The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees1970 · Self4.0TTour en l'air1973 · Self5.0
McLaren on McLaren1983 · Self3.3CCreative Process: Norman McLaren1990 · Self (archive footage)3.3
Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLaren1972 · Self3.0NNew York Lightboard Record1961 · Self - Seen with Man in Hat2.8OOn the Farm2003 · Cast3.0
Jacques Drouin: In Relief2009 · Archive Footage
War and Peace2005 · SelfEEvelyn Lambart2006 · CastBBirdlings2006 · CastBBeginnings2006 · CastCrew credits
Neighbours1952 · Director, Music, Writer, Animation3.8Begone Dull Care1949 · Director, Editor, Animation3.5Pas de Deux1968 · Director3.3Blinkity Blank1955 · Director, Producer, Animation, Writer3.2A Chairy Tale1957 · Director3.4Dots1940 · Director, Producer, Animation3.1Synchromy1971 · Director3.4Loops1940 · Director, Producer, Animation3.0Opening Speech1969 · Director, Writer3.5
Spook Sport1940 · Director, Producer3.0
Boogie-Doodle1941 · Director, Producer, Animation3.0
Blackbird1958 · Director3.1
Ballet Adagio1972 · Director, Producer, Animation3.5
Canon1964 · Director3.1
A Phantasy1952 · Director, Producer, Animation3.1
Rock the Boat1944 · Director, Producer2.9
Hen Hop1942 · Director, Producer, Animation3.2
Lines: Horizontal1962 · Director, Animation, Producer3.2